A season that started with so much promise for the Hawkeyes has turned into one that sees them slowing sliding towards the Big Ten Tournament bubble. Truly, an unforseen situation for Rick Heller’s squad. The struggles continued this evening, as Iowa fell to Ohio State 8-5 in the series opener at Bill Davis Stadium on Friday night. The Buckeyes jumped out to an early lead off the bat of Nick Giamarusti. His two-run, wind aided home run to right field put OSU on top 2-0. Then in the third inning, a leadoff triple from Henry Kaczmar was followed by an RBI single from Matthew Graveline, who later…